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What Is Fiction For?

- Literary Humanism Restored

About What Is Fiction For?

How can literature, which consists of nothing more than the description of imaginary events and situations, offer any insight into the workings of "human reality" or "the human condition"? Can mere words illuminate something that we call "reality"? This book answers these questions.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780253014061
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 620
  • Published:
  • December 28, 2014
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x0 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 971 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: January 26, 2025
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025
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Description of What Is Fiction For?

How can literature, which consists of nothing more than the description of imaginary events and situations, offer any insight into the workings of "human reality" or "the human condition"? Can mere words illuminate something that we call "reality"? This book answers these questions.

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